Bill Text: MI SB0259 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Children; protection; state child advocacy council; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0257'09
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-03-19 - Referred To Committee On Families And Children's Services [SB0259 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-SB0259-Engrossed.html
SB-0259, As Passed Senate, March 19, 2009
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 259
A bill to create the office of the legislative child fatality
examiner; and to prescribe the powers and duties of the legislative
child fatality examiner, the legislative council, certain state
departments and officers, and certain county and private agencies
serving children.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"legislative child fatality review act".
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the department of human services.
(b) "Examiner" means the legislative child fatality examiner
created in section 3.
Sec. 3. (1) The office of the legislative child fatality
examiner is created within the legislative council.
(2) At the request of both the senate majority leader and the
speaker of the house of representatives, the legislative council
administrator shall either contract for the services of a
legislative child fatality examiner to carry out the provisions of
this act or appoint a designee to serve as the legislative child
fatality examiner, who shall serve at the pleasure of the
legislative council.
(3) The principal purpose for the examiner is to identify
specific causes and systemic problems that contribute to the
mortality of children in foster care.
(4) The office of the legislative child fatality examiner
shall request and the examiner shall review the reports published
by the office of the children's ombudsman under section 10 of the
children's ombudsman's act, the state advisory committee created
under section 7b(4) of the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL
722.627b, information from the public registry created in section
7b(10) of the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.627b, and
any other source of information on a child death that occurs while
a child is under a Michigan court's jurisdiction. The examiner
shall make a report upon completion of the review required under
this subsection to the standing committees of the legislature with
jurisdiction over matters pertaining to child protection.
Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless
Senate Bill No. 257 of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.
